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Category Archives: On This Day…
Remembering my Granny Geake
18TH SEPTEMBER It would have been my Granny Geake’s (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) birthday today. She was born on 18th September 1916 and it’s understood the news of her father’s death in WWI, which occurred ten days before, arrived … Continue reading
Remembering George Harvey Who Fell At The Battle Of Amiens
8TH AUGUST On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Amiens, we remember Harvey’s great-grandfather, George Harvey, who was wounded on 8th August 1918. He was a Sapper in B Company, 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers and received … Continue reading
On This Day… Remembering Granny Hibbitt
2ND JULY Remembering my Granny Hibbitt (born Ivy Alice Dando) on the anniversary of her death, seen here in 1927.
On This Day… 100 Years Of The RAF
1ST APRIL To mark 100 years today since the birth of the RAF (Royal Air Force), I’m posting a copy of the Commission that Harvey’s grandad, then Lieut. Cyril Norman Ellen D.F.C., received in November 1918 and which had come … Continue reading
Any Old Excuse For A Celebration!
6TH SEPTEMBER Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, was born on this day in 1895. Talking of birthdays, whilst serving in the RAF with 45 Squadron in Egypt in 1921, Cyril who was the Adjutant, issued a memo on behalf of his … Continue reading
On This Day In 1992
2ND JULY It’s hard to believe it’s 25 years to the day since I lost my Granny Hibbitt (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando). So long as I live and breathe she won’t be forgotten.
On This Day In 1916 – A Narrow Escape
18TH JUNE Early aviation during the First World War was a hairy business. Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, was involved in two recorded incidents whilst serving with the R.N.A.S. (Royal Naval Air Service) onboard HMS Riviera. Riviera saw service with the … Continue reading
On This Day – Remembering The Quetta Earthquake Of 1935
31ST MAY Today, 31st May, sees the 82nd anniversary of the earthquake at Quetta, Balochistan, British India, which is now part of Pakistan. Harvey’s grandparents and mother, who was a child at the time, were caught up in the disaster … Continue reading
My Grandpa Geake, A Moving History
25TH APRIL One hundred years ago on 25th April 1917, my Grandpa Geake (William Hellyer Geake), known as Bill, was born in a blizzard in South Wales. Hopefully the snow was outside! Grandpa was the fifth of eleven children and … Continue reading
Of All The Days…Grandmother and Granddaughter Share A Birthday
11TH JANUARY My great-grandmother, Florence Weaver (nee Smale) was born on the 11th January 1888 so today would have been her 129th birthday. Florence was my maternal grandmother’s mother. By some coincidence, my gran also had a daughter born on … Continue reading